Month: September 2018
Dear Carolyn: My wife just left me and I am so angry at her I can barely stand to talk to her. Shes had mental health issues for most of her life but until this…
CINCINNATI (AP) Hunter Doziers quiet night turned into a clutch, game-winning effort for the Kansas City Royals. Dozier led off the ninth inning with a tie-breaking home run, then teamed with shortstop Adalberto Mondesi…
Della Frances McGie of Topeka, was called home to her heavenly Father on Sunday, September 23, 2018 at Thornton Place in West Topeka. Visitation will begin at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, at South Knollwood Baptist Church,…
Two of Iolas three existing elementary school buildings could be converted into affordable living complexes for older adults, if voters eventually decide to build a new school, USD 257 Board of Education members learned Monday…
Iola City Council members approved the purchase of two vehicles for the Iola Police Department, but declined buying a third vehicle for other departments to use. Council members approved Monday, 4-2, the purchase of a…
KINCAID The Kincaid Free Fair will take festival-goers from Pioneer Days to Modern Ways starting Thursday. The three-day festival, which swells Kincaids population from about 200 people to several thousand, kicks off with a…
Calling it a first step to shoring up the citys water fund, Iola City Council members approved a 10-percent water rate hike, effective Jan. 1. Other steps are still to come. Even with the rate…
Iolans will be given the option to round up their utility bills to the next dollar to support a local agency that gives aid to utility customers. Iola City Council members approved Monday a Roundup…
Margret A. Marge Laverty, age 76 of Thayer, passed away on Saturday, Sept. 22, 2018, in Chanute. She was born on Oct. 27, 1941, in Iola, the daughter of Ottie and Evelyn (Symms) Peres. Marge…
Josephine Bonnie Edwards, age 93, of Pittsburg, died Thursday, Sept. 20, 2018, at her residence. A visitation will be from 1 to 1:30 p.m., Wednesday at Feuerborn Family Funeral Service, Iola. The visitation will be…
